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Concept Future Kitchen controlled by Text Messages
The Nazis were working on jetpacks? It’s true.
Moshi Cardette Ultra memory card reader
Veinticuatrodientes Post My Pillow
Samsung STORY Station 3.0 portable hard drive
Contech CatStop Cat Deterrent
Domestic Transformer turns 344-foot square space into 24-room house
FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam now available
USB Memory Watch
Elements Water Powered Clock
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Concept Future Kitchen controlled by Text Messages

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Future Kitchen is a concept kitchen, and it is essentially what it says it is: the kitchen of the future. It may not be as advanced as the Jetsons’ kitchen, but it is more advanced than mine. Best of all, it uses something completely modern as control: texting.

Let’s say that you have something in the oven, and you want to cook it before you get home from work. All you need to do is send a text message, and it will start cooking. You can use it for running the dishwasher, the range, and pretty much everything else in the kitchen.

Of course, I can see a few things wrong with this particular product. For example, do you really want to have something in the oven while you are gone? It’s very easy to forget about your kitchen when you are away, and you don’t want to come home to a house full of smoke.

Even worse might be the cases where you think you turned your oven on using your cellular phone, but it turns out something went wrong, like you forgot to send the message. Just think about all those times you set a VCR to tape, and then it didn’t.

As I have stated before, this next gadget is just concept for now, but it really should be reality in a society that texts constantly.

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The Nazis were working on jetpacks? It’s true.

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:01 PM PDT

I like writing articles about jet-packs, and I just had to write about this one when I heard it was a Nazi jet pack.

Seriously, I’m not trying to tell you that all that jet-pack stuff that you may or may not have seen saw in The Rocketeer was real? Of course not, but the Nazis were playing around with this particular model, also known as the HimmelSturmer (aka the Skystormer).

Just to let you know, this picture here isn’t taken from some old Nazi archive files. It is simply a representation of what could have been.

The HimmelSturmer used a pulse jet engine, like the type used in the V-1 Buzz Bomb that rained on England many a time during the war.

The purpose of the HimmelSturmer isn’t to make the wearer fly like Superman, but it is to make the wearer leap tall buildings in a single bound. At least able to jump over minefields, barbed wire, trenches, or anything else that might get in the way.

It was planned for the soldiers to create 180 foot jumps at an altitude of 50 feet. As far as my source says, this tech arrived late in the war, and it doesn’t look like there was an active prototype.

Still, the idea of Nazi jet-packs is just plain cool, right? From a science-fiction standpoint, of course.

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Moshi Cardette Ultra memory card reader

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:52 PM PDT

Moshi has released its Cardette Ultra memory card reader that offers both form and function, featuring a sleek aluminum exterior that will definitely go down well if you happen to own a new iMac or MacBook. Apart from that, it touts the most advanced memory controller IC which plays nice with next generation high speed memory cards, supporting all current memory card standards with all of just 3 slots, making it a whole lot easier to use. It has a couple of USB 2.0 ports while you’re at it for added functionality, and is connected to your computer via USB 2.0. We would have liked to see it come in a USB 3.0 flavor though.

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Veinticuatrodientes Post My Pillow

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Veinticuatrodientes’ latest offering would be the Post My Pillow cushion that lets you write as well as erase messages on the pillow itself – pretty neat if you want to introduce a much more personalized theme to your living room and perhaps even bedroom. In order to erase all that you’ve written or drawn, just pass the case through a wash cycle and you’re ready to start anew. Do you think something like this will catch on, or will it be nothing but a passing fad?

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Samsung STORY Station 3.0 portable hard drive

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Samsung jumps aboard the USB 3.0 bandwagon with the new STORY Station 3.0 portable hard drive, where it will boast the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface to make it the fastest of its kind from Samsung at point of publishing. This high end 3.5″ portable hard drive is now 10 times faster in terms of speed compared to the previous USB 2.0 interface, which makes it the perfect choice for folks who have plenty of data savng and retrieval to do without wasting too much time tapping one’s fingers on the table while waiting. In fact, it has been described as being “built for advanced users who demand fast transfer speed and data security without sacrificing design", so you know that those folks over at Samsung are dead serious.

The Samsung STORY 3.0’s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface is able to offer a maximum transfer rate of 5 gigabits per second (Gbps), which is a whole lot more compared to 480 megabits per second (Mbps) that is currently seen in USB 2.0. This means one is able to move 4MB of music (which is roughly the equivalent of a 3-minute song) or image files (let’s take a 6-megapixel camera in hi-resolution photos on average) within 0.02 seconds, while an HD movie in just 2.3 minutes. Don’t worry about your older computer which has yet to have a USB 3.0 port – this new interface is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 interfaces, although you will have to learn to live with the slower speeds then.

Apart from offering great performance, the Samsung STORY 3.0 is also a looker, boasting a minimalist design that was specially inspired by retro electronics while offering a combination of a grey, brushed aluminum casing with the logo stenciled in red. All casing materials are RoHS-compliant, while the ventilation slits ensure even heat dissipation so that performance remains stable and reliable. There are three energy-saving modes to choose from – idle, sleep and suspend, to add to its green credentials. You will be able to choose from varying capacities of 1TB to 2TB, where each purchase is backed by a 3-year warranty.

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Contech CatStop Cat Deterrent

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:39 PM PDT

Alright, so let’s say you have a sand box that you enjoy allowing your kids to play in without worrying about what they’ll find. That or you just happen to have a deep unwavering hatred for felines, now you can make sure that they’ll stay away from your lawn. It won’t harm the cats at all, it’ll just make an obnoxious noise that keeps them away.

It’s meant to be used outdoors, so it’s of course weatherproof. It requires a 9 volt battery to keep it up and running. While it is going it’ll cover an area of 330 square feet. It doesn’t make the noise at all times, just when it senses movement. Once the ultrasonic alarm goes off, no humans will actually be able to hear it. You can purchase the ContechCatStop Ultrasonic Outdoor Cat Deterrent for $51.95 from Amazon.

Source: GadgetGrid

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Domestic Transformer turns 344-foot square space into 24-room house

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:36 PM PDT

This is one of those posts where I think you should just watch the video (located after the jump) and read about it.

This is Gary Chang’s “Domestic Transformer”, located in the heart of Hong Kong. It is one of the most populated cities on Earth, and Gary Chang has made his typical 344 square foot living space into a 24-room house.

It is possible with sliding walls. What you see here is his 2-meter wide kitchen, which is located behind his bookcase. If he wants the bookcase back, he folds up the kitchen and pushes it against the wall.

He even has a bathtub and fold-down bed on another wall. The walls are on railings on the ceiling, and he has mirrors on the ceiling to cover them up.

The mirrors also serve as a reflective area for the windows that you see here. These windows create a warm bath of light that Gary says makes him happy, even with bad weather.

In all honesty, my living area is pretty small, and I wouldn’t mind turning my home into one of my Domestic Transformers. I’m sure it would be pretty time-consuming to get all the railings and walls into place, though.

Still, I admire Gary Chang’s initiative to try and make a small place big. I think he succeeded.

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FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam now available

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:36 PM PDT

The FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam from In Store Solutions is finally available to the masses, specially catering to those who do plenty of talking over Skype. It is also known by its model number TALK-7140, and this brand new high-definition (HD) webcam will empower Skype users with true 720p HD video calling. If you’re interested, you might want to scoot your browser over to the Skype Shop, where it can be purchased globally as long as you have a credit card with enough money to pay for it. The Everyman HD Webcam will be able to enable HD-encoded video without breaking the bank, retailing for just $49, which is more or less similar in pricing terms when compared to most other standard webcams. This compact and lightweight Everyman HD Webcam is a snap to get it up and running since there is no set up procedure to go through – all you need to do is plug and play and you’re good to go, making it especially convenient for those who are constantly on the road.

According to In Store Solutions Product Manager Mike Padmore, “There is no higher performing, Skype Certified HD webcam than the Everyman HD, and the Everyman HD is available at just a fraction of the price of other HD webcams. Unlike most High Quality webcams on the market today, the Everyman encodes the video signal in real time, meaning you do not need to utilize all of your computer’s resources while conducting a Skype video call.”

Some of the specifications of the FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam include :-

High performance optical lens
24-bit true color depth
Auto Exposure and Auto White Balance
Auto Focus capability
Supports HD video encoding at resolutions up to 1280×720 at up to 22 frames per second
Skype Certified High Definition Webcam
Universal clip for attaching to a wide variety of displays and monitors

Being able to pick up the Skype Certified mark makes the Everyman HD one of the highest rated webcams from Skype, and might just make those who feel homesick experience a unique Skype video calling experience as though they are in the same room with their family and friends. You will need at least Skype 4.2 for Windows and above for the FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam to run fine, and make sure your computer has a 1.8 GHz dual-core processor or faster and a high-speed broadband connection of at least 1 Mbps symmetrical bandwidth.

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USB Memory Watch

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:17 PM PDT

No fashion piece would quite be complete without a hidden USB drive. It’s just a strange phenomon, but it’s a lesson you have to learn fast. Otherwise you could make a horrible social blunder. Thankfully Tokyoflash is now jamming USB drives into one end of the wristband of this watch. That way your drive will always be within reach. Then to finish it off they had to put on a watch face that requires you to think in order to read the time.

There are 3 small circles, each one represents the usual things like hours, minutes and oddly the third one is not seconds. The 3rd indicates how much storage space remains on the drive. Despite that it does look strange, it shouldn’t be too hard to read once you get the hang of it. Sadly it’s still just a design, so you won’t be able to pick this one up just yet.

Source: Gizmodiva

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Elements Water Powered Clock

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 01:59 PM PDT

Although your clock is an extremely small gadget, it’s still pulling power. No gadget is too small to be switched over to some other sort of eco-friendly power. This one actually pulls its power from water, which makes it possible to use it in rooms that wouldn’t get enough light to utilize solar power. Of course if you’re not very good at remembering to water plants, then maybe a water-powered clock isn’t the best idea.

Unfortunately it doesn’t exactly fill itself up with water. Every 1 and a half weeks you’ll have to fill up those little tubes with water again. That’s actually not too shabby, it’s just remembering that’s the trick. It has both a time and date function and no alarm functions on it. It’s a pretty basic little clock. It would actually be a fantastic gift for anyone that’s just flat our fascinated by renewable energy, no matter what their age. It’s a great way to get to see that work up close, even if it is at such a small scale. You can purchase the Leeds Element Water Powered Clock for $20 through Amazon.

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